Shame Quizzes

Shame Quiz 1

1 How many mothers does Omar have?
Seven

Three

One

Two
2 Who is the author of the novel?
Italo Calvino

Salman Rushdie

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Orhan Pamuk
3 What country is the narrator from?
Bangladesh

Indonesia

India

Pakistan
4 Which of the following is NOT one of Omar's mothers' names?
Bunny

Rani

Munnee

Chhunni
5 What is the name of the Shakil sisters' mansion?
Mohenjo

Quetta

Nishapur

Venice
6 What animal do Omar's mothers compare him to?
A panther

A bat

A dove

A lion
7 When is Omar's father's identity revealed?
When he is twelve

When he is fourteen

When he is forty seven

It is never revealed
8 What kind of event do the Shakil sisters throw?
A ball

A concert

A scavenger hunt

A prayer meeting
9 What do the Shakil sisters learn after their father has died?
He has squandered their fortune

They are being evicted

They are newly wealthy

He was a cruel and terrible man
10 What alternative name for Pakistan does the narrator give in his story?
Peccavistan

Quetta

Karachi

Nishapur
11 Where is Nishapur?
In Bombay

In the city of Q.

In Karachi

In Kashmir
12 When does Omar express a wish to leave home?
At age thirty three

At age eighteen

At age twelve

At age twenty two
13 What is the name of Omar's crush?
Bilquis

Rani

Sufiya

Farah
14 Who does Omar talk to before leaving Q.?
An ice vendor

His brother

A sweetmeats vendor

His mothers
15 What is Omar's brother's name?
Babar

Haroun

Iskander

Raza
16 How do the sisters experience everything?
Separately

As a unified trio

Variably

Together but while living far apart
17 What does Omar develop an interest in as a child?
Medical journals

Disease

Bats

Hypnosis
18 What happens to Farah?
She is banished from Q.

She becomes pregnant after having sex with Omar

She becomes a doctor

She falls in love with Eduardo
19 What is the name of Omar's teacher at school?
Haroun Harappa

Eduardo Rodrigues

Raza Hyder

Talvar Ulhaq
20 What happens to Farah's reputation?
She is viewed in the same light

She is welcomed in by her father

She is accepted for who she is

She is ostracized by the community
21 What career does Omar pursue after school?
Street vendor

Lawyer

Military man

Doctor
22 Where does Oscar travel to after finishing school?
Mohenjo

Dubai

Quetta

Karachi
23 How does Farah feel about Omar?
She flip-flops about her feelings for him

She is attracted to him

She finds him physically repugnant

She doesn't like him but has romantic feelings for him
24 Who takes Farah in and takes care of her after she becomes pregnant?
Babar

Eduardo

Omar

The Shakil sisters
25 What does the narrator compare gossip to?
Fog

Water

Waves

Fire

What event at school caused shame to control the narrator's life for a long time?

The narrator, Omar, was teased by his classmates for being overweight.

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Money, or lack of money, serves as a symbol of poverty and shame.

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What event caused shame to control the narrator's life for a long time?

Sufiya disembowels hundreds of turkeys as a young girl, castrates through the act of beheading several men who rape her and eventually transforms into a panther woman serial killer whose spree is instrumental in bringing down her father’s...

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